Upstate Lawyer And Law Firm Disqualified
Chief Judge Scullin said even Ms. Speller’s minimal involvement in the Young matter raises a reasonable inference that she acquired information relative to the continuing dispute.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. The stringent standards for attorney disqualification were re-examined and reaffirmed in a recent Northern District ruling where the judge booted both a lawyer with peripheral involvement in a case and her firm. Although the hurdle is high, Chief Judge Frederick J. Scullin said the "danger of tainting the underlying trial and the unacceptable appearance of impropriety" warrant disqualification.
July 29, 2002 at 12:00 AM
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Upstate Lawyer And Law Firm Disqualified
Chief Judge Scullin said even Ms. Speller’s minimal involvement in the Young matter raises a reasonable inference that she acquired information relative to the continuing dispute.
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